book title; title of a book
Refers to the name or title of a book. Used in bibliographic contexts, library catalogs, and everyday conversation about books.
この書名は聞いたことがある。
I've heard of this book title before.
Please cite the titles of the books you referenced.
書名だけで本を選ぶのは難しい。
It's hard to choose a book just by its title.
You can search by book title in the library's system.
I wrote down the titles of the reference books at the end of my report.
書名 is a formal, bibliographic term for a book's title, whereas タイトル is a common loanword used casually for the title of any creative work.
書名 (a book's title) and 署名 (a signature) are pronounced identically as しょめい but have completely different meanings.
document name; document title
title of a book; title of a literary work
report name
Compound of 書 (しょ, 'book' or 'writing') and 名 (めい, 'name'). The straightforward kanji composition directly yields the meaning 'book title'.